Luc's Thoughts on Organizational Changehttp://it.toolbox.com/blogs/lucs-thoughtsIf you can't explain it to your grandmother - forget it.en-usTue, 03 Mar 2015 20:06:14 +0000ITtoolbox RSS Generator 1.0hourly1Free ebook: Building Commitment During ERP Rolloutshttp://it.toolbox.com/blogs/lucs-thoughts/free-ebook-building-commitment-during-erp-rollouts-54429?rss=1Enough said about why 70% of the change efforts fail (and the fact that this percentage may even be higher on ERP programs) ? here is what we can focus on to enable commitment for the change in our organization: the commitment map for navigating moments of truthSAPERPSAPimplementationchange management54429@http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/lucs-thoughtsMon, 07 Jan 2013 07:01:56 GMTMaster Data Poetry Part 3: Governancehttp://it.toolbox.com/blogs/lucs-thoughts/master-data-poetry-part-3-governance-54377?rss=1Two years ago I wrote about Tim Scott, and his unique approach to Data Cleansing. Last year we followed up with part 2. Another year on, and Tim has descended into what he calls 'the Governance Inferno'. With hindsight and good humor he has sent me his current thinkings. As you will agree with me, the man is insane, but there is a method to his madness. Enjoy Master Data Poetry part 3!SAPSAPdatagovernance54377@http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/lucs-thoughtsMon, 31 Dec 2012 13:14:47 GMTMaster Data Poetry (Part 2)http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/lucs-thoughts/master-data-poetry-part-2-49739?rss=1As you can imagine, it takes some stamina to get Master Data right and it's a hell of a job to motivate a whole organization to do it 'first time right'. On top of that, the subject is so dense that you run a huge risk of boring people to death. So preventing your message from getting boring should be one of your priorities as a project manager or Master Data team leader. So without further ado I am delighted to share some holiday reading with you with 'Master Data Poetry Part II'. More compelling stories that have sprung from Tim?s imagination.ConsultingMaster DataSAP49739@http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/lucs-thoughtsTue, 13 Dec 2011 17:38:57 GMTMaster Data Poetryhttp://it.toolbox.com/blogs/lucs-thoughts/master-data-poetry-42200?rss=1When you go from project to project you meet birds of a different plumage On SAP projects the majority of these birds have technical acumen, an engineering background and an adversity towards reducing complexity. Rare is the occasion that I meet a technical person who is able to use a compelling story to explain why I should care about the subject at hand.PerformanceMaster data42200@http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/lucs-thoughtsFri, 29 Oct 2010 18:14:39 GMTRaising the Bar for Organizational Change Practitionershttp://it.toolbox.com/blogs/lucs-thoughts/raising-the-bar-for-organizational-change-practitioners-41738?rss=1For an organizational change practitioner, lacking safety shoes is symptomatic for not being in touch with the reality of things. There is no chance for your expertise to get used as long as you stay inside the boardroom. Getting your expertise used - and the change to last - means raising the bar in two steps: relationship management and social architecture.ConsultingConsulting41738@http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/lucs-thoughtsThu, 07 Oct 2010 07:57:01 GMTMind the Stopgap!http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/lucs-thoughts/mind-the-stopgap-37573?rss=1You should never be implementing SAP for the sake of SAP. The investment should be directly linked to the realization of business benefits over the course of a payback period. Without benefits, SAP is just a stopgap. An expensive stopgap.SAPSAP37573@http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/lucs-thoughtsFri, 19 Mar 2010 19:35:02 GMTDo I need to paint a picture? (part 3)http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/lucs-thoughts/do-i-need-to-paint-a-picture-part-3-36693?rss=1Nintendo or Algebra?LearningNintendoAlgebraLearning36693@http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/lucs-thoughtsMon, 01 Feb 2010 08:29:41 GMTBarefoot Ted: A Change Agent Like No Otherhttp://it.toolbox.com/blogs/lucs-thoughts/barefoot-ted-a-change-agent-like-no-other-36337?rss=1SAP is the FiveFingers of Business Process Reengineering (BPR). Like barefoot running, process reengineering is common sense and getting back to basics. BPR suffers the same flaw as barefoot running: it?s free.SAPBarefoot RunningBusiness Process ReengineeringSAP36337@http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/lucs-thoughtsMon, 11 Jan 2010 16:19:12 GMTConsulting 2.0http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/lucs-thoughts/consulting-20-35716?rss=1The difference a subscription makes over a contract ... "When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change"ConsultingOpen Everything35716@http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/lucs-thoughtsSat, 05 Dec 2009 09:37:55 GMTLess Training, more Learning!http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/lucs-thoughts/less-training-more-learning-35489?rss=1Article submission for Blogger Derby 09, my favorite workplace story for 2009. Last Friday I was at the VOV beurs - one of the big events on training and development in Belgium. Starting from my experiences in SAP projects I shared my thoughts on bicycles, hunger, interaction and PowerPoint.LearningSAPtraininglearning35489@http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/lucs-thoughtsSun, 22 Nov 2009 16:41:50 GMTWeb 2.0 includes Invisible Handhttp://it.toolbox.com/blogs/lucs-thoughts/web-20-includes-invisible-hand-32654?rss=1Over the past week I experienced that the good old brainstorming techniques that are derived from de Bono's Six Thinking Hats don't need a nudge in the Web 2.0 age. CommunicationWeb 2.032654@http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/lucs-thoughtsWed, 01 Jul 2009 16:19:32 GMTPareto would have been a good project managerhttp://it.toolbox.com/blogs/lucs-thoughts/pareto-would-have-been-a-good-project-manager-32101?rss=1In real life, projects are a sequence of non-discrete project phases. Certified nincompoops wearing a 'PMP' or a 'PRINCE' tag will have a hard time understanding the paradox that one can only close a project phase for the full 100% by moving to the next phase. ConsultingProject Management32101@http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/lucs-thoughtsSun, 07 Jun 2009 08:45:48 GMTReturn-on-SAP-Training? Wrong Question!http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/lucs-thoughts/returnonsaptraining-wrong-question-29371?rss=199% of what ?Learning? really is occurs outside of the classroom. The bottom-line is that training alone is not enough in order to make an organizational change happen. Increasing the quality of your training sessions will not leverage the return-on-training to the same extent. At the very best it is a starting point. From there on you will need to coach your way to the future state. LearningLearningTrainingSAPKnowledge Management29371@http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/lucs-thoughtsSun, 18 Jan 2009 12:36:33 GMTOpen Letter To My Colleagues (Incl. Myself)http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/lucs-thoughts/open-letter-to-my-colleagues-incl-myself-28790?rss=1In my career as a management consultant I have met all kinds of colleagues that I envy and admire for their charisma, their wit, their smartness or their marvelous rhetoric. Nevertheless I recently found out that all the things that make us great consultants, smart and intelligent, fast and proactive, are holding us back from achieving excellence.ConsultingConsulting skills28790@http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/lucs-thoughtsSun, 14 Dec 2008 05:51:42 GMTMetaphorically Speaking about SAPhttp://it.toolbox.com/blogs/lucs-thoughts/metaphorically-speaking-about-sap-28709?rss=1It?s our our human nature to be more compelled by bush-fire war stories than by accurate statistics and plain facts. For that same reason metaphors work really well; a metaphor is a lively comparison that allows you to get your point across. Even for SAP implementations...CommunicationSAPCommunicationMetaphor28709@http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/lucs-thoughtsTue, 09 Dec 2008 14:48:14 GMT